“It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.”
Plutarch (46–127) ancient Greek historian and philosopher
“A flatterer can risk everything with great personages.”
— Alain-René Lesage, book Gil Blas
Book IV, ch. 7.
Gil Blas (1715-1735)
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